Nigeria U23s Coach Tells Players They Will Fail In Brazil If....

Nigeria U23s coach Samson Siasia slammed his players in the wake of their 4-3 loss to the Flying Eagles in a scrimmage on Saturday morning at the National Stadium in Abuja.<br /><br />And the former Nantes striker stressed in his post-match talk to the players that they will not put up a credible performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil if they play the way they did against the younger Flying Eagles.<br /><br />Indeed, the scoreline flattered the Dream Team VI and they would have conceded more goals but the match officials made several calls that favoured them.<br /><br />&ldquo;The players were angry, the coach was angry with the result. It is the same thing that happened to the team in South Korea during the Suwon Invitational Tournament, &rdquo; a source told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />&ldquo;Any little chance the opponents scored even though they were playing well.<br /><br />&ldquo;Siasia said they can&rsquo;t play like this at the Olympics or they won&rsquo;t qualify for the knockout rounds. &rdquo;<br /><br />The players and officials will head to Atlanta, United States for a training camp this coming week.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br />
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